<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>One of the most neglected areas of study in nineteenth-century theatre is pantomime: this book provides a comprehensive overview of pantomime in the Victorian period, ranging from the ideological positions perpetrated by pantomime to discussions of practitioners and enthusiastic spectators, such as E.L. Blanchard, Lewis Carroll and John Ruskin.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Featuring contributions by new and established nineteenth-century theatre scholars, this collection of critical essays is the first of its kind devoted solely to Victorian pantomime. It takes us through the various manifestations of British pantomime in the Victorian period and its ambivalent relationship with Victorian values.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Not only of interest to theatre historians, [ Victorian Pantomime ] will also prove useful to students and scholars in the disciplines of Victorian studies, cultural studies, and popular entertainment.' - Simon Sladen, New Theatre Quarterly</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>JACKY BRATTON Professor of Theatre and Cultural History, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK ANN FEATHERSTONE Performance Historian in the Department of Drama, University of Manchester, UK RICHARD FOULKES Emeritus Professor of Theatre History, University of Leicester, UK DAVID MAYER Emeritus Professor of Drama and Research Professor, University of Manchester, UK JANICE NORWOOD Lecturer in English Literature, University of Hertfordshire, UK CAROLINE RADCLIFFE Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Arts, University of Birmingham, UK JEFFREY RICHARDS Professor of Cultural History, Lancaster University, UK JO ROBINSON Head of Drama in the School of English Studies, University of Nottingham, UK JILL A. SULLIVAN Honorary Fellow, University of Exeter, UK MILLIE TAYLOR University of Winchester, UK SHARON ARONOFSKY WELTMAN Professor of English and Director of English Graduate Studies, Louisiana State University, USA
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